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RIA NEWS DEC 06, 2009
New York asset manager a family firm in more ways than one

At 83, Robert B. Deans Jr. still comes into the office every day.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RIA NEWS DEC 06, 2009
Eliminating fear as a factor

In his 38 years in the business, I. Craig Hester has never seen clients as scared as they were during the market downturn.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 06, 2009
A deep bench: Each client is served by a team, typically of 3 advisers, and has access to partners

It's very rare that an investor gets the expertise of an entire financial planning team, but at Budros Ruhlin & Roe Inc., that's exactly what they get.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 06, 2009
Skewed IRA, 401(k) data present window for advisers

Government estimates about how much investors withdraw from their 401(k)s and IRAs are probably way off — maybe by hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a report published late last month by the Investment Company Institute.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
RIA NEWS DEC 06, 2009
Avast, ye! Somali pirates create an exchange for stolen loot

Market forces work everywhere — even, it would seem, on the high seas.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS DEC 06, 2009
Firm's new leader has his sights set on new frontiers

Rolling out of the recession, Aspiriant LLC's newly chosen leader has set his sights on eastward expansion, turning the steering wheel away from sunny California and toward the Midwest.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 06, 2009
Joel Hirsh: In equities, big and boring is best

The next wave of equity opportunities lie in big, “boring” companies that have been largely overlooked in the current rally, according to hedge fund manager Joel Hirsh.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 06, 2009
John Sykes quits Gunn-Allen board

The sudden resignation last week of John Sykes, chairman of GunnAllen Holdings Inc., has raised questions about the future of the company and its broker-dealer, GunnAllen Financial Inc.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS DEC 06, 2009
Serving the stewards is focus of firm with Christian clientele

Ronald Blue & Co. LLC and its chief executive, Russ Crosson, have put their faith in charity.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2009
Upbeat U.S. jobs report gives world stocks big boost

Stocks surged in early trading Friday after the government said the nation's jobless rate dropped to 10 percent in November and far fewer jobs were lost.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2009
Stock futures surge after jobs report

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2009
Unemployment slips to 10%

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 04, 2009
SunLife president eyeing acquisitions in the U.S.

Acquiring a life insurance company in the United States is an option that Sun Life Financial Inc. is willing to entertain, Jon Boscia, president of the Canadian financial services firm, said today.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2009
Geithner sees more bank TARP repayments soon

U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said he expects the “vast number of banks” that borrowed money from the government during the financial crisis to repay the debt fairly soon, and expressed confidence that the economy is slowly reviving.

By Jed Horowitz
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2009
Family or employee succession planning

While succession planning involves many decisions and alternatives, there is one outcome that is always an either/or option: ownership of the practice will pass either to a family member or to an outsider.

By Art Auerbach
Top life insurance companies ranked by direct premiums
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2009
Top life insurance companies ranked by direct premiums

By Investment News Team
Top 25 providers of variable annuities, ranked by assets
RIA NEWS DEC 04, 2009
Top 25 providers of variable annuities, ranked by assets

 

By dcheruvil
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 04, 2009
Raymond James snags high-earning Merrill team

The five-person business, with about $520 million in assets, is setting up shop as an independent in Novi, Mich.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 03, 2009
Stocks boosted by drop in jobless claims

U.S. stocks are higher in early trading as the government reported new jobless benefit claims fell unexpectedly for the fifth straight week.

By Associated Press
RIA NEWS DEC 03, 2009
Shocker: Advisers and brokers agree clients should come first

Most advisers and brokers agree that all professionals giving financial advice should be required to put the client's best interests first at all times — the traditional fiduciary standard — according to a new survey.

By Sara Hansard